About PodBible.com
Hearing the Bible in new ways
Just as the invention of print changed the availability of the Bible and the ways people read it, in our time again technologies (especially the Internet and mobile phones) are changing our ways of reading.
This site aims to enable and equip the mobile Internet generation (of whatever age) with resources.
In particular:
Global BibleCast
On NZ's Labour Weekend holiday 21 to 24 October 2005 (beginning Friday morning local time, and finishing when we get there ;) we plan to broadcast the whole Bible live from this site. After that time, just follow the “Biblecast” link at the top of this page.
We believe this will be the first time anyone has broadcast a reading of the Bible (cover to cover) live to the whole world on the web. If you will be in Auckland come and join us for your 15 minutes of fame at:
Carey Baptist College 473 Gt South Rd Penrose
Afterwards if all goes well we’ll keep the BibleCast going permanently 24/7 using the recorded reading!
Bible Podcasts
From the best chapters of the BibleCast, with others specially recorded, we will produce both daily and weekly readings, with brief focus points: “think”, “pray” and “do”. Imagine having quiet-time in the gym, or while cooking lunch, or walking in the park…
Here are sample chapters from Mark’s Gospel.
Plans
Once the project has been launched on Labour Weekend, you will be able to subscribe (using your usual Podcast or Blogreading tool) for a daily chapter from the Bible; or if you prefer download the material already recorded by book and chapter. The MP3 files will aim for a balance of small size and reasonable quality.
News of progress towards opening the casts will be found on my blog at http://www.bigbible.org/blog (it's called SansBlogue for reasons that are explained there).
In the meantime you might like to listen to or watch some (non-biblical) stories I recorded earlier.
